Randy Pausch was a Carnegie Mellon University’s computer
science graduate and a wall street journalist who gave a lecture about time
management when his living days were only numbered as he was diagnosed by
cancer. Mixing humor with wisdom, Pausch starts off by discussing the
importance of childhood dreams and how significant are some factors like good
parents, to achieve those dreams and how much work one should put in order to
live those dreams. He further tells some of his own personal tales on how he
managed to live his childhood dreams.

He talks about some other important things in his lectures
which include the significance of enjoying your work in order to reach at your
maximum potential. He argues that when you start relishing your work, the
progress of the work is very fast and it’ll be finished way before your
expectations. He also advises to try novel and innovative things that you have
never considered before. According to him, if you get out of your comfort zone
and experience different aspects of life, you’ll be amazed by your skills and
potentials. He also emphasizes the significance of prioritizing tasks.
According to him, the tasks should be carried out according to their importance
and you should get over with the most important tasks first. He also suggests
that the key to manage your time is to not waste time on unimportant activities
that have no output. For example, spending too much time with friends and
family, while you have some important task to perform is wasteful and learning
to say ‘No’ to such things will help generate enormous amount of time.

He concludes his lectures by suggesting that eating,
sleeping and working habits are key to a person’s success and if you manage
your time effectively and efficiently, there is nothing that you can’t do.